The small town a hundred miles away from Taiyue City lacks the majesty of the imperial city, but has more fireworks in the streets.
In the school, the children were shaking their heads while reading the words of the sage with half-understanding. There were always those naughty children who thought that the master was not paying attention and moved around underneath.
The master sat in front with his eyes closed, indifferent. If he didn't memorize the article well before school, he would use the ruler to punish him.
The little Taoist priest at the front, who was practicing self-study and the little monk, put his book up in front of him, but turned his head to the side and looked at the little girl Qingyi by the window.
Qing Yi held her chin with her hand and looked out the window, her thoughts wandering to the sky. She has been like this every day, for no other reason than to miss Ye Ling.
"Brother, where are you now? Qingyi misses you so much!"
"What do you think Xiaobao is thinking about? She's been like this every day." Zixiu whispered.
"It must be her eldest brother, the swordsman with the wooden sword on his back." Budu curled his lips and said: "We fought like a hot kiln, but we ended up taking advantage of others."
Zi Xiu rolled his eyes at him: "No one will give you a free hand. Don't even think about trying to trick Xiao Bao. As long as I'm here, I can't let you, a thief like a bald ass, succeed!"
Budu raised his eyes to look at his master, glared back at Zixiu, then turned his head and continued to pretend to read.
At this time, Qing Yi looked out the window, and suddenly his heart palpitated: "Big brother?"
Almost at the same time, the Master's closed eyes suddenly opened, frightening all the students so that they did not dare to be lazy and all buried their eyes in their books.
Song Ming, who was in the last row of the school, blinked his clear eyes and looked in a direction outside the window. Then he noticed that the master was looking at him, and he looked away.
The streets and alleys were as before, Ye Ling stood in front of a closed door, the steps were covered with dust, and the cobwebs in the corners looked like they were newly woven without any holes.
This is Master Jiu's house, and now it is the house of Master Jiu and his wife.
Gently pushing the door open, the door shaft made a rusty sound. The yard is full of weeds, yellowed by the autumn frost, but they are still upright, just like Master Jiu.
The big locust tree in the yard left with Master Jiu a long time ago, leaving only dead branches. The tomb of Master Jiu under the tree is also covered with weeds. In front of the tomb are two jars of Zuiyun Brewing left by Ye Ling. The jars are faded and full of dust.
Ye Ling stepped forward, stretched out his hand to remove the weeds on the tomb, then sat in front of the tomb, picked up a jar of Zuiyun Brewing, and said with a smile: "I haven't tasted this for a long time. If you don't say anything, I You’re ready for lunch.”
As he spoke, Ye Ling patted open the mud and smelled the still strong aroma. He raised his head and took a big sip. The wine went into his throat and turned into a strong and refreshing feeling: "My Taixu Peak Zuiyun Brewing is the best!"
Ye Ling sat in front of the tomb, drank a whole jar of Zuiyun Brew in one gulp, wiped the corners of his mouth, and said: "Drinking Zuiyun Brew, I think of my third brother, Xiao Bai, and Master. I will wait until I am rescued this time." Third brother, let’s go back to Taixu Peak with him to see if Master and Grandmaster are back, and then we can go find Xiaobai together.”
As he spoke, Ye Ling placed the jars of wine he had just bought in front of Master Jiu's grave and said, "This is the wine sold in the town. I heard that you used to drink it every day."
After being silent for a long time, Ye Ling was stunned for a moment. He turned to look at the door and saw a little girl in green clothes standing there, breathing heavily, but there was no fatigue on her face, only excitement and grievance.
Behind her, a young monk and a young Taoist priest ran over in a struggle, but when they reached the gate, they both dared not speak when they saw Ye Ling. They hurriedly let go of each other and watched quietly.
Ye Ling turned around with a smile on his lips, leaned down towards the little girl, and opened his arms.
"Big brother!"
After a few sprints, the little girl ran over and threw herself into Ye Ling's arms. Tears fell on Ye Ling's shoulders.
"Brother, Qing Yi misses you so much."
Ye Ling hugged Qing Yi and said softly: "Big brother misses you too."
The two hugged each other for a long time, but little did they know that the little monk and the little Taoist priest had broken their teeth and tore at their Taoist robes and clothes.
When the two of them separated, Ye Ling gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Qing Yi's eyes, made her laugh, then took her hand and said, "Let's go see your mother."
As soon as these words came out, Qing Yi's original smile disappeared again, and she whispered: "Mother has passed away, Qing Yi now, Qing Yi has no home now!"
Ye Ling gently picked up Qing Yi and said: "Qing Yi still has a big brother here, and the big brother is your relative!"
"Um!"
Qing Yi cried again before being carried to school by Ye Ling.
Qingyi's mother Yunniang was too seriously ill, and even the master could not do anything about it. She died more than half a month after Ye Ling left. Now Qingyi has no relatives and lives in a house owned by the Master next to the school.
Ye Ling walked forward with Qing Yi in his arms, Bu Du and Zi Xiu followed closely. The two of them felt uncomfortable and winked at each other, but no one dared to step forward.
Ye Ling naturally knew what these two little devils were thinking. He was also a little curious about their master, so he turned around and said, "We are going to see Master, so you should go back first. I will take Qing Yi to visit later." of."
The two of them looked at Qing Yi, and Qing Yi said: "I listen to big brother, and you should listen too."
"We listen! We listen! We all listen to him!"
"We'll go back and wait. Qingyi, you must come!"
The two people trotted away and left.
After they left, Qing Yi said to Ye Ling: "Brother, I don't want to go to the temple or the temple anymore."
Ye Ling frowned slightly: "Why? I remember you used to go there often!"
Qingyi said: "My mother is dedicated to good deeds. She usually lives frugally and makes offerings to the Buddha. But in the end, the Buddha doesn't bless her and the Heavenly Lord doesn't care for her. They are all ungrateful people. Qingyi doesn't want to look at them anymore!"
Qing Yi was full of resentment, and Ye Ling could only comfort her and said: "Your mother did these things out of her own kindness, and she did not ask the gods to bless her. If you give a gift, the gods will bless you. Isn't this the same as official bribery?" It’s important that words and deeds are consistent and don’t go against one’s true intentions.”
Qing Yi nodded in understanding. She only knew that what her elder brother said was correct, and she believed it unconditionally.
Soon after seeing the school, Ye Ling put Qing Yi down, and the two walked in. They saw Master Kong Mengyao sitting at the front seat, smiling at Ye Ling: "I'm back."
Ye Ling quickly gave a long salute and said: "The student came back this time just to rescue my third brother. He didn't care about other chores."
Master nodded, his expression did not change, he just said: "Is Xu Zheng back?"
Ye Ling said: "Eldest brother arrived before me and should be in Taiyue City at the moment. Master, do you want to see him?"
"If we should meet, I will come to meet you." The master waved his hand, pointed out the window and said: "There is an empty room outside my house. Although it is simple, it can provide shelter from the wind and rain. If you don't mind, you can stay here for a few days. .”
Upon hearing this, Qing Yi looked at Ye Ling expectantly. Ye Ling smiled and bowed again: "In this case, the student will bother the master!"
It was night, Qingyi pulled Ye Ling and talked for a long time, until Qingyi fell asleep without knowing it, and Ye Ling was able to leave.
As everyone knows, since Yun Niang passed away, this was the first night that Qing Yi did not wake up crying in the middle of the night. She even had a sweet dream, which brought a faint smile to her sideways face...
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Even though it was midnight, many places in Taiyue City were still lit with lights. In the Sixth Prince's Mansion, Baili Hanran was dressed in a bright yellow gown and had a jade crown on his hair, looking graceful and graceful.
He held the black and white chess pieces in his hand and was arranging the game by himself. His brows were furrowed and difficult to relax.
Not long after, a man in black robes appeared quietly. His face was invisible. He stood in front of the chessboard and took a few glances. Then he laughed out loud and said, "It's too horrible to look at. How can I be interested?"
When Baili Hanran heard what he said, he smiled with relief, threw the chess pieces back into the chess box, and said: "My second emperor brother is very good at chess. It is said that he can compete with the chess master Guihai. I play occasionally, but it seems that he is still too good. Difference."
"On the chessboard, there is nothing but a path," the man in black robe sneered: "If you can control the world by just arranging a chess game, how can there be any difficulties in this world?"
Baili Hanran walked to the seat and sat down, picked up the teacup and asked, "Just tell me if you have anything to say."
The man in black robe said: "Xu Zheng's adopted brother Ye Ling has returned and is now in a school in a town a hundred miles away from Taiyue City."
"Well," Baili Hanran responded lightly: "His third brother is still in my hands, so he will naturally come back. They are all emotional people, respectable and pitiful."
The man in black robe continued: "In that case, why not kill him to avoid future troubles!"
"What kind of trouble can he have?" Baili Hanran sneered: "At first, I just valued his relationship with Xu Zheng, so I did a favor and sent him to the cabinet. I didn't want him to cause trouble and help me get rid of him. The first emperor brother. Now that Xu Zheng has stood up to compete with the second emperor brother and the Liang family, why should I intervene?"
After hearing this, the man in black robe said in a deep voice: "In that case, why not kill Xu Zheng's third brother and put the blame on Baili Qingfeng? If this adds to the fire, wouldn't it burn more thoroughly?"
"I told you, there are already enough people on the table, there is no need for me to get involved," Baili Hanran asked unhurriedly: "Where is Liang Yuan now?"
The man in black robe said: "He has been killed, his body has been destroyed and all traces have been destroyed!"
"Is the news reliable?"
"The news from Bafang Inn is absolutely correct."
"Okay!" Baili Hanran smiled slightly and said, "Find a way to tell Liang Jingyi about this matter, so that this old fox will give up his desire to live in peace. If he wants to hide behind, how can he perform this play? ah!"
The man in black robe nodded, and Baili Hanran continued: "How is my eldest brother doing in Qing'an City?"
"This..." the man in black robe said helplessly: "Baili Qianshan seems to have expected someone to kill Baili Changkong, so many experts have been hired to look after him. It's really difficult to do it without anyone noticing. "
"That imperial uncle of mine," Baili Hanran shook his head and said, "Since I can't do it, I won't do it."
The man in black robe responded and was about to leave.
"etc!"
Baili Hanran suddenly stopped him and asked: "Why is my sister Lian'er in Taiyue City? Why didn't I know about this!"
The man in black robe hesitated and said: "This...Miss Lian'er...is all for a capable general."
"General Daqian?" Baili Hanran frowned: "Who?"
"My name is Han Shi."
"Han Shi?"
